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Slamdance 2018: QUEST Review

Either from the often strikingly intimate handheld shots or his script, which bleeds unfiltered affection for his characters and the night-soaked streets of Berkeley, Quest is uncomplicated humanism that plays equally to the people at the front row as well as those at the back of theater.

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Slamdance 2018: MAN ON FIRE Review

With his camera at hand and a burning human to point it on, the most the film gets out of its subjects is an ill-advised, one-sided conversation where black residents and “woke” allies point to clear-cut racism and the folksy residents shrug their shoulders and deflect.

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Slamdance 2018: INGRID Review

It’s a gently mounted series of observational moments, less of a congealed, thesis-based documentary and more of a video diary.

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Slamdance 2018: FAKE TATTOOS Review

Fake Tattoos is a lovely first feature, even if at times it feels like the French Canadian punk version of a number of different romantic films from Garden State to Before Sunrise.

Slamdance 2018: Morrisa Maltz’s INGRID Trailer

A new trailer for Morrisa Maltz‘s documentary Ingrid has been released ahead of its premiere at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival. The film takes a look at a prominent fashion designer who dropped everything and moved to the woods becoming a hermit.

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Slamdance 2018: Beyond Program and Shorts Announced

I hope you’re all getting excited as the 2018 Slamdance Film Festival draws near, taking place January 19-25th in Park City, UT. Today, the Beyond features and and Shorts lineup has been revealed, featuring a bevy of notable releases you should definitely

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Slamdance 2018: Competition Features Announced

The 2018 Slamdance Film Festival is almost upon us, and today the feature competition lineup was revealed. The 24th edition of Slamdance will be taking place in Park City, UT from January 19th to the 25th.

Take a look below at the full

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WEXFORD PLAZA Review

A diptych on the inner lives of supporting characters, each afforded the lead in their own half of the film, is how writer/director Joyce Wong decides to explore the ups and downs of the people that usually occupy the margins of a film in her debut, Wexford Plaza. A series of interactions, both intimate and social, taking place within the vacant spaces of a strip mall tilting towards dereliction, of well-meaning intentions unraveling the frayed strands of two lives to differing degrees.

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DAVE MADE A MAZE Review

As the title of Bill Waterson’s comedy Dave Made a Maze suggests, Dave does indeed make a maze and what a maze it is. Exploding with creativity, this quirky film about a slacker who creates a cardboard labyrinth in his apartment and subsequently gets himself and his friends lost inside is a ridiculously fun and absurd romp that had me chomping at the bit to uncover each and every unique room and passageway.